empanada — meaning in English

English meaning

• empanada noun Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.
• pasty adj Unhealthily pale in complexion.
• turnover noun The total amount of money a business takes in sales over a given period.

Senses

empanada is used for these senses in English:

• empanada Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.
• pasty A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
• turnover A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (such as fruit).

pasty — full definition

1. adj Unhealthily pale in complexion.
2. noun A baked pastry case filled with seasoned meat and vegetables, folded into a semicircle.

Related Spanish words